S.L. 427.37 Art. 24BPrioritisation of the conformity assessmentoflifts and safety components for lifts designated as crisis-relevant goods.

(1) The provisions of this regulation shall apply to all lifts and safety components referred to in regulation 24A(1) and which are subject to the conformity assessment procedures referred to in regulations 15 and 16 which require the mandatory involvement of a notified body.

(2) The notified bodies shall as a matter of priority, take all necessary measures to process all applications for a conformity assessment of lifts and safety components for lifts referred to in sub-regulation (1), irrespective of whether those applications have been filed before or after the activation of the emergency procedures.

(3) The prioritisation of applications for a conformity assessment of lifts and safety components for lifts pursuant to sub-regulation (2) shall not result in additional disproportionate costs for the installers and manufacturers who have filed those applications.

(4) The notified bodies shall take all reasonable measures to increase their testing capacities for lifts and safety components for lifts referred to in sub-regulation (1) in respect of which they have been notified.